Plant hormones

Cards (11)

  • What is a stimulus?
    A change in environment
  • What is phototropism?
    Growth in response to light
  • What is hydrotropism?
    Growth in response to water
  • What is geotropism?
    Growth in response to gravity
  • Positive tropism= growth towards stimulus
    Negative tropism= growth away stimulus
  • Shoots grow away from gravity, but grow towards sunlight
  • Roots grow away from sunlight, but grow towards gravity
  • Auxins are produced in the meristem and control the growth of shoots.
  • If light is on one side of a plant, auxins collect on the shady side, causing the cells to elongate. The uneven elongation causes the plant to bend towards the light.
  • Gibberellin causes the germination of seeds
  • Ethene causes fruits to ripen